Talence

The home of Décastar, a prestigious yearly international decathlon event. In Talence, there are different universities: Bordeaux University, Architecture School of Bordeaux and KEDGE Business School.

• Name — Talence • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Bordeaux • Canton — Talence • Insee — 33522 • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason ville fr Talence (Gironde).svg • Postal Code — 33400 • Mayor — Emmanuel Sallaberry • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — Bordeaux Métropole • Elevation M — 15 • Elevation Min M — 2 • Elevation Max M — 29 • Area Km2 — 8.35 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Demonym — Talençais·e (French) talancés, talancesa (Occitan) • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes Talence (Talança, taˈlansɔ; Talença tǝˈlensǝ) is a commune in the department of Gironde, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the south side. It is a member of the Bordeaux Métropole. Talence is the home of Décastar, a prestigious yearly international decathlon event. In Talence, there are different universities: Bordeaux University, Architecture School of Bordeaux and KEDGE Business School.

Talence is situated with Bordeaux to the North, Bègles to the East, Villenave-d'Ornon to the South-East, Gradignan to the South-West, and Pessac to the West.

• Jardin botanique de Talence

• Romain Brégerie, footballer • Mireille Bousquet-Mélou, mathematician • José Bové, radical activist • Jérôme Cahuzac, politician • Jules Carvallo, engineer • Gérald Cid, footballer • Émile Durkheim, sociologist, lived from 1887 to 1897 in Talence • Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark • Florian Marange, professional footballer. He plays for the left side defender at SC Bastia • Thierry Meyssan, writer • Ed Tourriol, cartoonist

Talence is twinned with: • Greece Trikala, Greece • Spain Alcalá de Henares, Spain • Portugal Chaves, Portugal